1858 25C

Description

1858 25C PR 61 SEGS. Briggs 5-E. While the 2000 Guide Book
asserts that the Philadelphia Mint coined slightly more than three
hundred proof quarters this year, Larry Briggs (1991) speculates
that no more than eighty pieces escaped the melting pot at the end
of the year. This is an untoned specimen that exhibits razor sharp
definition throughout its richly frosted devices. While the fields
are deeply reflective, we note that they display numerous
distracting hairlines when one rotates the coin beneath a suitable
light source. Despite the low grade designation, however, this is
an important example of this elusive proof issue that should elicit
strong bids from advanced Seated quarter collectors. (NGC ID# 23WK, PCGS# 5554)